ALL--

IN MY 72 YEARS--a lot of Music has fallen upon my ears--across the spectrum.

I remember in my early years, I loved the BIG BANDS--the SWING BEAT after WWII--BLUES WAS BIG BEFORE, JAZZ AND ROCK AND ROLL--THEN CLASSIC ROCK, POP and DISCO--FINALLY MUSIC REALLY EXPLODED and is ever expanding into ALTERNATIVE and WORLD. Running Parrallel to THIS MAINSTREAM Music FLOWS CLASSICAL, ETHNIC, GOSPEL, and many I haven't mentioned.

My point is:

We should, starting out, pick only one area to DELVE INTO to excel (IT MAY OR MAYNOT PAY OFF)--Some writers or players can do more--No matter how good one may perceive themselves to be--someone else may be more accomplished and/or accepted--THAT DOESN'T MEAN ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS ARE A WASTE OF TIME OR EFFORT--FOR IF ONE LEARNS ANYTHING FROM BEING INVOLVED--IT SHOULD BE A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE--WHO KNOWS, IT COULD BE A LATER PROFESSION.

ALL ONE MUST DO IS LOOK AT THE TOP 100 SONGS IN DIFFERENT GENRES
FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS TO GET AN IDEA HOW BIG A DEAL MUSIC IS--WOW!

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE "THE MAPLELEAF RAG" CAME OUT IN 1900.

THE MUSIC OF TODAY IS REALLY NO BETTER THAN BACK THEN IN THE MINDS OF THE LISTENER--MANY BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON MUSIC-- THEY WOULD FILL MANY LIBRARIES--

WE MUST PICK AND CHOOSE AN AREA OR INTEREST CLOSE TO OUR HEART--TRY TO DEVELOP AND LEARN AS AN AVOCATION, THEN THAT MAY TURN INTO A COMMERCIAL VENTURE WRITING AND/OR PLAYING--NETWORKING AND CO-WRITES MOST OF THE TIME HELP IMPROVE THE END PRODUCT--A COMPLETED SONG-- REALIZING ALL THE WHILE, IT MUST BE EQUAL TO THE BEST, TO HAVE ANY CHANCE IN THE MARKET PLACE.

THERE IS ALWAYS THE PRO STUDIO WAITING--I THINK IT TAKES ALL OF THESE IDEAS WORKING TOGETHER, TO LIFT MUSIC TO A LIGHER PLATEAU--I'M JUST GLAD, IF I CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO THE PROCESS--I SAY WRITE ON --OR PLAY ON, YOU ALL.....WE ALL HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS, BUT THERE ARE TALENTS AND DISCOVERIES YET UNTAPPED, MAYBE EVEN ONE OF US!

WE ALL HAVE FAVORITE STYLES, LYRICISTS AND PLAYERS, THEREFORE WE MUST LEARN OUR OWN LIMITATIONS, THEN DECIDE HOW WE CAN FIT INTO THE MUSIC
PICTURE.

Mackie

Last edited by Mackie H.; 12/11/10 08:59 PM.
SOME OF MY SONGS

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